IML: Brake Booster

["Eric" <gearhead@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brandt, Looks like you're making good progress. Be sure to check the 
listings for brake parts vendors on the website, 
http://www.imperialclub.com/Part/Brakes/Resources.htm
You'll see what they specialize in at the bottom of each listing. It looks 
like there 2 or 3 shops in California. I can attest to good service at the 
Portland, Oregon shop, Power Brake Booster Exchange. "Booster Dewey" as he 
is known there, sold me a new booster this summer for my '72 Newport. I 
watched him even do an adjustment of the level of assist. I think he could 
help you if you cannot find a local supplier.
Keep up the good work.

Eric
'63 Crown Four-Door
'72 Newport Custom sedan

Subject: RE: IML: Brake Booster (1963 Le Baron)
From: "Christopher Middlebrook" <delamothe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 13:08:42 -0400 (EDT)
Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Looks like a similar path taken by my 62 this summer.  Not many people stock 
our boosters - that was my epiphany too.
Most places will take your booster and rebuild it which is what I had to do. 
Yours sounds very similar to mine which is a Bendix with the 4 bolts for the 
master cylinder.

Try these folks. They are very knowledgeable, and they did a super job on my 
hisssssssssing boossssssssssssssssster:

Power Brake Booster Exchange
4533 SE Division St
Portland, OR

503 238 8882

Kanter sells a beautiful re-casting of the master cylinder.  Might as well 
change it too if you're going through all of that trouble to begin with.

And that leads to another super handy tool, the power brake bleeder from 
Motive Products.  It will save you a lot of time and hassle.  And it's worth 
every penny of the 60 or so bucks with shipping.

Not that there is anything wrong with a friend or neighbor helping you pump 
up the pedal, but when they forget to tighten the master cylinder cover and 
then you get brake fluid all over your freshly painted valve cover...  Well, 
you get my drift.

Have fun!

Chris Middlebrook
62 Custom


--- On Mon 10/11, Brandt Daniels < bdaniels@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
From: Brandt Daniels [mailto: bdaniels@xxxxxxxxx]
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 09:00:24 -0700
Subject: IML: Brake Booster (1963 Le Baron)

IML,<br><br>I've removed the booster/master cylinder assembly from the 63 Le 
Baron. I need another one because this one went bad. I tried autozone, 
theyre out of stock. Pepboys had no idea as usual. Napa wasnt too helpful 
either. Then I was up north this weekend in the San Fernando Valley and 
stopped at Performance Auto Warehouse (P.A.W.) and they said we do not carry 
brake boosters. What a let down from PAW, seeing that they had the hugest 
part shelves i'd ever seen. I tried overhauling the booster myself but the 
booster I have is not shown in the service manual...only bendix and midland 
ross were shown. but the booster I have did not have 8 bolts holding the 
vacuum together it was more like one piece with the metal welded together. 
so i could not take it apart to get inside. Most of the ones I did get a 
chance to look at new had the two-bolt on master cylinder, my master 
cylinder requires 4 bolts, its a single cylinder with one brake line for 
drum/drum application. Please help me find a replacement that 
works.<br><br>Brandt<br>La



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